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This role is responsible for leading maintenance operations, supporting safe and reliable plant performance, overseeing maintenance teams, and ensuring the successful completion of machine maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and improvement of food processing and ancillary equipment.\nThe Maintenance Manager plays a key role in supporting the production of Farmer Focus premium organic chicken by maintaining a safety-first mindset, partnering with Operations, managing reliability improvement initiatives, and leading projects that support established performance metrics. This position is responsible for preventive maintenance programs, reliability improvement, downtime reduction, maintenance training, repair and maintenance spending, capital projects, plant systems, support equipment, and safety program facilitation.\nKey Responsibilities\nProvide hands-on leadership to maintenance teams supporting production facilities.\n\nFacilitate implementation of preventive maintenance programs.\n\nEnsure production machines and support equipment are running at maximum efficiency.\n\nOversee machine maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and improvement of food processing and ancillary equipment.\n\nInitiate corrective, preventive, and continuous improvement opportunities.\n\nActively participate in developing, implementing, and verifying corrective and improvement actions.\n\nProvide a safe working environment for all employees and support achievement of acceptable incident rates.\n\nSeek, develop, implement, and facilitate training programs for Maintenance personnel.\n\nPartner with Plant Managers to develop, implement, and facilitate training programs for Maintenance Group Leads, Manufacturing Technicians, and Maintenance Technicians.\n\nInteract directly with the Complex Manager to support effective preventive maintenance and reduction of downtime.\n\nMaintain open communication channels to support positive internal customer relations.\n\nControl repair and maintenance spending.\n\nEnsure timely ordering of materials and parts for the plant.\n\nMaintain responsibility for plant systems and support equipment.\n\nMaintain responsibility for plant repair and maintenance needs and operating supplies.\n\nManage capital projects.\n\nAudit production equipment to identify maintenance, safety, reliability, or improvement needs.\n\nFacilitate Lockout/Tagout, Hot Work Permit, Confined Space Entry, Workplace Inspections, OSHA Inspections, Safety Bulletin, General Safety, and Respiratory Protection safety programs.\n\nPlan, select, develop, coach, and lead a strong maintenance team.\n\nLead improvement efforts in maintenance reliability, predictive maintenance, and preventive maintenance.\n\nSupport compliance with safety standards, company policies, regulatory expectations, and plant procedures.\n\nPerform all other related duties as assigned by Management.\n\nCompensation: $125,000 - $150,000\nBenefits\nFarmer Focus offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support team members’ health, financial well-being, and professional growth. Available offerings may include weekly payroll, paid time off and sick leave, semi-subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision plan options, a 401(k) plan with company match, HSA and FSA, education reimbursement opportunities, employee assistance programs (EAP), and internal learning, development, and career growth programs.\nAll benefits, programs, and offerings are subject to eligibility requirements, plan terms, and company policies, and may be changed, amended, or discontinued by Farmer Focus at any time.\nQualifications\n5 years of experience in maintenance management.\n\nDemonstrated knowledge and understanding of advanced equipment maintenance tracking software applications.\n\nDemonstrated knowledge of safety standards programs and formal building maintenance programs.\n\nAbility and proficiency with cost/benefit analysis and capital expenditure justification.\n\nThorough understanding of Total Productive Maintenance and/or reliability work processes.\n\nDemonstrated expertise in facility maintenance management, staff supervision, budgeting, and maintenance training.\n\nSignificant leadership skills in managing maintenance workers in problem solving, communication, time management, and multitasking.\n\nExperience leading improvement efforts in maintenance reliability, predictive maintenance, and preventive maintenance.\n\nAbility to plan, select, and develop a maintenance team.\n\nAbility to manage repair and maintenance spending, operating supplies, materials, parts, and capital projects.\n\nAbility to work cross-functionally with Plant Managers, the Complex Manager, Operations, Maintenance leaders, technicians, and other internal partners.\n\nWorking knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.\n\nAbility to learn various PC-based production and operations applications.\n\nAbility and willingness to work safely, including wearing and using appropriate personal protective equipment.\n\nAbility to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Agricultural Engineering, or a related discipline.\n\nExperience working in a food or beverage operation.\n\nExperience in poultry processing, food processing, manufacturing, production, or operations.\n\nExperience managing capital expenditure projects in a production or manufacturing environment.\n\nExperience facilitating safety programs, including Lockout/Tagout, Hot Work Permit, Confined Space Entry, Workplace Inspections, OSHA Inspections, General Safety, and Respiratory Protection.\n\nExperience with maintenance reliability systems, CMMS tools, predictive maintenance tools, and preventive maintenance planning.\n\nNew team members must be able to pass a drug, alcohol and background screening post-offer and prior to the start of their employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of their third day of work.\nWork Environment, Physical Demands, and Travel\nWork is conducted primarily in a manufacturing and poultry production environment. This role requires access to production areas, maintenance areas, plant systems, support equipment areas, and other operational spaces throughout the facility. The team member must be able to tolerate varying heat, wet, and chill conditions within the plant. The team member may be exposed to temperatures ranging from approximately 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, including ambient and high-humidity conditions. The team member may handle product ranging from approximately 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit and may be exposed to noise levels ranging from approximately 50 dB to 110 dB. The team member may also be exposed to chemicals used in poultry and food processing facilities. Hearing and eye-protective equipment are required in the production area. Hair and beard nets are required in the production area. Additional personal protective equipment may be required based on task, location, and safety requirements. This position may require standing, walking, bending, reaching, climbing, working near production equipment, inspecting equipment, accessing maintenance areas, and responding to plant operational needs in a fast-paced environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nThis position does not have an application deadline. Farmer Focus will recruit until the role is filled.\nRecruiter and Agency Disclaimer\nUnsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted by staffing agencies, recruiters, or search firms to any Farmer Focus employee without a current written agreement and an active, role-specific request from the Recruiting team will be considered the property of Farmer Focus. Farmer Focus will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume or candidate profile.\nAll external recruiters and agency partners supporting Farmer Focus searches must comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including compensation transparency requirements and restrictions on seeking salary history where applicable.\nAbout Farmer Focus\nFarmer Focus exists to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is grounded in servant leadership and guided by our CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. Our top priorities are people, safety, and quality. 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